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| Title | Aerial view of an early Boeing B-17E in flight, Seattle, 1941 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1941 |
| Caption | The redesigned B-17E differed from previous models in that it included an enlarged tail, more guns and extra armor. It also included a tail gunner position, reducing its vulnerability from the rear. Only about 500 B17Es were built.
This view looks northeast from the Magnolia area, showing the Ballard bridge below and Green Lake in the distance. |
| Notes | Caption information source: Year By Year: 75 Years of Boeing History, 1916-1991; published Nov 1991.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): September 8, 1941. |
| Subjects | Airplanes—Washington (State)—Seattle ; Boeing Airplane Company; Bombers—Washington (State)—Seattle ; B-17 bomber |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.186.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4. |
